mutilation
pencacatan
definition
noun
a culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent
the action of mutilating or being mutilated.
example
a culture which found any 'mutilation' of the body abhorrent
Whilst I was thus examining this new development, Joey sat motionless, as so often, totally mute, showing no emotion about the 'mutilation' of his body as now revealed to me.
Their reasoning is that some local societies follow practices that violate human rights, such as female genital 'mutilation' and other violations of the right against gender discrimination.
the 'mutilation' of the English language
a culture which found any 'mutilation' of the body abhorrent
It is amazing that readers, with little first-hand knowledge of the facts or of the police/military investigation, are quick to demand prison, 'mutilation' or death to these individuals.
Human-rights organizations have charged his forces with widespread rape, massacres in churches, 'mutilation' , torture, cannibalism and forced conscription of child combatants.
The play balances characters that vehemently oppose 'mutilation' with vigorous proponents of a practice that they see as enhancing their culture.
The animal had clear signs of 'mutilation' : it was missing an eye, its udders and its reproductive organs.
Other pressures facing children in detention are the ongoing exposure to trauma of parents and siblings, witnessing acts of violence between officers and detainees, self-harm, 'mutilation' and attempted hangings.
the proposed 'mutilation' of City Hall by our own councillors
They suffer social ostracism, economic deprivation, educational backwardness and they invariably fall prey to most serious forms of persecution in society - rape, killings, 'mutilation' , arson, destruction of property.
Scientists from a foreign power could be involved, performing the 'mutilations' for analysis.
'Mutilation' was used throughout medieval and early-modern Europe to inscribe punishment publicly upon the body.
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